Police: Hudson Valley Man Found Driving With Loaded Gun, Drugs

A Hudson Valley man is in jail without bail after he was allegedly found with weed and a loaded gun.

On Sunday evening, State Police from the Middletown barracks stopped a red Chrysler for alleged traffic infractions on Route 17.

The driver, 37-year-old Troy Pittman of Woodridge, was found to be in possession of a half-ounce of marijuana and a loaded Lorcin .380 caliber pistol, police say.

Pittman was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was arraigned in the Town of Wallkill Court and remanded to Orange County Jail with no bail set.

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